MUSCAT : According to the latest tourism indicators report from the National Centre for Statistics and Information, July 2024 saw about 371,394 visitors, representing a slight decrease of 1.3 percent from July 2023, which had 376,376 visitors.

Gulf visitors comprised the majority of arrivals in July 2024, accounting for 56 percent of the total. This equates to 208,485 visitors from the Gulf region, followed by 89,007 from Asia, 48,221 from other Arab countries, 13,379 from Europe, 6,092 from Africa, and 5,271 from the Americas. Additionally, there were 939 visitors from Oceania.

In terms of accommodation, hotels classified as three to five stars reported revenues of approximately RO 132.3 million by the end of July 2024, marking a 7.9 percent increase from the same period last year. Room revenues rose by 8.3 percent to reach RO 76.6 million, while other revenue sources increased by 7.3 percent to RO 55.7 million.

The total number of hotel guests rose by 9.3 percent, totalling 1,204,426 guests, while the number of room nights booked increased by 8 percent, reaching 1,676,773 nights.

The overall hotel occupancy rate at the end of July stood at 46.7 percent. Of this, North Al Batinah Governorate recorded the highest occupancy rate at 49.7 percent, followed by Dhofar at 46.5 percent, and Muscat at 40.2 percent. Other regions showed varied occupancy rates: South Al Sharqiyah and Al Wusta at 35.1 percent, Ad Dakhiliyah at 31.3 percent, Ad Dhahirah at 29.4 percent, and North Al Sharqiyah, Musandam, and South Al Batinah at 26.2 percent, 21.1 percent, and 4.8 percent, respectively.

For all the latest news from Oman and GCC, follow us on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn, like us on Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube page, which is updated daily.